Diocese of Ragusa Dioecesis Ragusiensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Italy |
Ecclesiastical province | Siracusa |
Statistics | |
Area | 1,029 km2 (397 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2014) 222,756 214,913 (96.5%) |
Parishes | 71 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 1 October 1955 |
Cathedral | Cattedrale di San Giovanni |
Secular priests | 102 (diocesan) 27 (Religious Orders) 8 Permanent Deacons |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop | Giuseppe La Placa |
Map | |
Website | |
www.diocesidiragusa.it |
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